Hugh Joseph Addonizio

Hugh Joseph Addonizio (31 January 1914-2 February 1981) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NJ 11) from 3 January 1949 to 30 June 1962 (succeeding Frank Sundstrom and preceding Joseph Minish) and Mayor of Newark from 1 July 1962 to 1 July 1970 (succeeding Leo P. Carlin and preceding Kenneth A. Gibson).

Biography
Hugh Joseph Addonizio was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1914, and he fought in North Africa, Italy, and France while serving in the US Army during World War II. In 1946, he became the vice-president of the A&C Clothing Company in Newark, and he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1948, serving until 1962. That year, he ran as the reform candidate for Mayor of Newark, dethroning Leo P. Carlin's political machine. He served as Mayor from 1962 to 1970, and he was found guilty of one count of conspiracy and 63 counts of extortion in 1970, having taken kickbacks from city contractors. He was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined $25,000, and he died in Red Bank in 1981.